Mold for manufacturing cement pipe



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' N. W; STOWELL.

MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING CEMENT 1311?]? No. 263,736. Patented Sept. 5, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NATHAN W. STOW'ELL, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MOLD FOR-MANUFACTURING CEMENT PIP E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,736, dated September 5, 1882.

Application filed February 2, 188:2. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN W. STOWELL, of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a Mold for Manufacturing Cement Pipe, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to form. a mold for the manufacture of pipe, which shall be complete in itself and require no additional tools or levers with which to expand the cases, nor anchors to hold the fastenings from working loose during the molding of the pipe. This I claim to have accomplished in the mold herein described, and refer to the accompanying drawing, which is a part of this specification.

In the figure of the drawing, H is an elastic case, on which is fastened the plate A, covering the loose joint V, the rod Y and cranks T 1, so connected with the caseH that when the handle N is moved to the position shown by the dotted lines L the case is expanded, opening atVbeneath the plate A. X X are clamps or guides holding the free edge of the plate A close to the case. Fora core, reverse the position and place the fastenings and plate on the inside of the cylinder.

By making thecranks pass thecenters when in position for use they are never jarred loose or open in molding, and the case can always be easily opened without the use of a hammer or additional lever.

I claim- 1. In a mold for manufacturing cement pipe,

the combination of the cylindrical case H, hav'.

apron A, covering the opening in the case, andthe guides X for the purpose of holding the free edge of the-plate or apron againstthe case, all as hereinbefore shown and described.

NATHAN W. STOWELL. Witnesses:

G. A. DOBINSON, T. E. ROWAN. 

